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Five out of Ten publishes the best independent games writing in the world. We offer our writers a blank canvas – as long as you’re writing about videogames! We’ll never be the world’s biggest magazine, but we want to be the best, and fairest.

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What we’re looking for

Unique, imaginative, and inspirational games criticism and experiential writing.

Well-researched, thought-provoking investigative journalism.

Voices from beyond the mainstream: we have a proud history of publishing work from women, minorities, and LGBTQ backgrounds. We strongly encourage these writers to pitch.

What you need to know

We pay each contributor a proportion of magazine sales, plus a share of our Patreon income, for at least one year after publication. We don’t guarantee revenue, but we’ll pay what we can: the more people that buy the magazine and back our Patreon, the more you get!

If we release any anthologies or bundles, we’ll pay you commissions on these too.

We do not accept republications of previously published work.

We only want concrete feature ideas. Do not send generic freelance work requests.

Include two writing samples and a link to your portfolio in the fields below. Writing need not have been professionally published. We don’t want your CV.

We reply to everyone, but it takes time. Please don’t chase us with follow-up emails.

We’re accepting submissions until we have enough. Pitch early to avoid disappointment.